[$] A new package index for Python

The Python Package Index (PyPI) isthe principal repository of libraries for the Python programming language,serving more than 170 million downloads each week. Fifteen years after PyPIlaunched, a new edition is in beta at pypi.org, with features like bettersearch, a refreshed layout, and Markdown README files(and with some old features removed, like viewing GPG package signatures). StartingApril 16, users visiting the site or running pip install willbe seamlessly redirected to the new site. Two weeks after that, the legacy site isexpected to be shut down and the team will turn toward newfeatures; in the meantime, it is worth a look at what the new PyPI bringsto the table.